What's Up
T.I. Lyrics

Aye What's Happenin'
T.I. is asking what's happening or what's going on.

All you haters should get at me cause I hear ya and I'm watchin' but I'm serious haters so all I gotta say is...
T.I. is addressing his haters and tells them to come to him because he hears them. He warns them that he is serious, and all he has to say to them is 'what's up'.

What up, what's happenin'
T.I. is saying 'what's up' to his haters again.

All you haters can get at me (hey)
T.I. is saying his haters can come to him if they have something to say.

Cause I hear ya and I'm watchin' (hey)
T.I. is saying he hears and sees his haters.

But I'm still here I ain't stoppin'
T.I. is saying he is still here and not going anywhere despite the hate.

So What up, what's happenin'
T.I. is repeating his greeting to his haters.

All you haters should get at me
T.I. is once again inviting his haters to come to him.

Cause I hear ya and I'm watchin'
T.I. is reiterating that he hears and sees his haters.

But I'm serious haters so all I gotta say is what up...
T.I. is telling his haters that he is serious and all he has to say to them is 'what's up'.

What it is bruh (bruh)
T.I. is greeting someone with 'what it is'.

What it do mane (mane)
T.I. is asking what's up with someone.

Still tha man from the pan to tha blue flame
T.I. is still the man from his hometown of Atlanta to any place he goes to perform, such as Blue Flame Lounge.

Still gettin dough and make it rain with the loose change
T.I. is still making a lot of money and can make it rain with the change he has left.

I bet that what he did a show, now that's a damn shame
T.I. thinks it's a shame that someone performed so poorly at a show that it gave the entire city a bad name.

I guess that what he hatin for boy you so damn lame (Sucka Nigga)
T.I. believes that someone is hating on him because they are lame.

Ya Click tha same, a destined bunch of walkin shit stain
T.I. thinks that someone's crew is full of terrible people who are ruining the city's reputation.

Disgraced the A ya give the city such a bad name
T.I. believes that someone's actions have disrespected Atlanta and given it a bad reputation.

You way back in my rearview mirror I'm in tha fast lane
T.I. thinks someone is so far behind him that he is already far ahead in life.

Still I hear ya loud and clear on ya lil' song
T.I. hears his haters talking about him loudly and clearly in their music.

Go on getcha dissin' on while tha king on
T.I. tells his haters to keep hating while he remains the king of the music scene.

Your self esteem gone (why) cause I'm back now
T.I. thinks his haters have low self-esteem because he is back and their hate is ineffective.

Let's see if we can't teach these niggas how to act now
T.I. wants to teach his haters how to behave properly.

Ya Kissin' ass then, ya just as bad now
T.I. believes that someone is 'kissing ass' now when they used to hate on him, which makes them just as bad as the others.

I check ya ass then, I shut ya ass down
T.I. will confront his haters and stop them from spreading negativity.

And I deliver front and center, never back down
T.I. always delivers his best and will never back down from a challenge.

Who get tha last laugh now sucka nigga
T.I. is confident that he will have the last laugh over his haters.

I got a front street swag and a side street hustle
T.I. has style and hustle no matter what street he's on.

Center Hill, Cedar Ave. that's where I be SUCKA
T.I. is from Center Hill and Cedar Avenue and he's calling out his haters.

South Grand Church Street, the first with that work
T.I. is from South Grand Church Street and was the first to sell drugs there.

But we can get it to commercial, if ya need somethin chirp with
T.I. can make a deal and go commercial if someone wants to work with him.

Hey what I care bout who you askin, sayin they ain't heard of me
T.I. doesn't care if someone hasn't heard of him or is asking about him.

I'm certified, certainly
T.I. is certified in the music industry and is successful.

Them videos ain't hurtin me
T.I. is not being hurt by negative or untrue videos about him.

I still ride with the window rolled down all around the A town like it's finna go down
T.I. still rides around Atlanta with the window down, ready for anything to happen.

If it was ever any questions, niggas finna know now
T.I. is declaring that he's the best and everyone will know it if they didn't before.

Won't retire my thrown or surrender no crown
T.I. will never give up his status and position in the music industry.

I never bow down (Never)
T.I. will never submit or give in to his haters.

And never say die (Never)
T.I. will never quit or give up.

Just to whom it may concern and who so ever may try
T.I. is speaking to anyone, especially those who try to bring him down.

I'm forever Westside
T.I. is proud to be from the Westside of Atlanta.

And the featherweight dies
T.I. is saying that weaker people may not survive the fight against him.

Tell them take your best shot
T.I. is challenging his haters to attack him with their best effort.

Gon get yourself hot
T.I. tells his haters to get ready for the heat and intensity of his response.

Cause I yell Bankhead and you felt left out
T.I. is representing Bankhead and his haters feel left out of his success and reputation.

I ain't mention yo name
T.I. did not call out anyone by name.

That's what all this bout?
T.I. is questioning why his haters are so mad if they don't even know who he's talking about.

From Summer Hill to the hills up in Hollywood
T.I. has fans in Summer Hill and all the way up to Hollywood.

A house full, gettin to it, you know how we do it (Yeah)
T.I. is having a good time at a house party and his fans know how he parties.

Yeah we smoke great (great)
T.I. and his crew smoke great weed.

And we drink good (good)
T.I. and his crew drink good liquor.

Then we ball hard, just like G's should
T.I. and his crew enjoy the luxurious lifestyle they have earned, and they act like true gangsters.

Buy what we want
T.I. and his crew can buy whatever they want.

Drive what we want
T.I. and his crew can drive any car they want.

G4 up up and away we go, we fly where we want
T.I. and his crew fly private on a G4 plane wherever they want.

Haters smile like they like it when they really don't
T.I.'s haters pretend to like him when they truly don't.

Wish they could just wish me away
T.I.'s haters wish they could make him disappear.

That's what they really want
T.I.'s haters truly want him gone.

"I really hate his ass"
Someone is saying that they really hate T.I.

"I don't like him either"
Someone else does not like T.I. as well.

"We'll do a song together, maybe then we can beat him"
The two people who didn't like T.I. are discussing making a song together so they can try to beat him in the music industry.

"Somehow he must be stopped"
One of T.I.'s haters believes that T.I. must be stopped.

"Somethin must be done"
One of T.I.'s haters believes that something must be done to stop him.

"If we can't knock him off, let's just try him when he get caught with guns"
A plan is discussed to try to catch T.I. with guns so he can be put in jail.

"Then if he really done (Yeah) and we really won (Yeah)
If T.I. is arrested and put in jail, his haters believe they will be victorious.

"Any more ideas? "
T.I.'s haters are asking for more ideas to bring him down.

"Suggestions anyone? "
T.I.'s haters are asking for suggestions on how to defeat him.

"How bout we stay up all night, on the blog sites, spread vicious lies and nasty rumors we could all write"
Someone suggests spreading rumors and lies about T.I. on the internet to bring him down.

But that's alright
T.I. is not worried about his haters' plans against him.

Let the nerds hate
T.I. doesn't care if the haters are nerdy or not.

Cause in my face though, them words get ate
T.I. will confront his haters and won't let their words affect him.

And hatin's hard work, when I just bounce back
T.I. believes that hating on someone takes a lot of effort, but he bounces back easily from it.

This God's work
T.I. believes that his success and resilience is God's doing.

Tell all the haters I'm back!
T.I. is announcing to his haters that he has come back and is still successful.